Financial Product Reference Data Solution Engineer - SQL (Senior)

Job Description:

• Financial Data Modeling Capabilities
• Data Analysis for complex systems
• Reverse engineering functional specifications from data
• Work closely with End Users/Clients to understand Business Process/Industry Standards/Regulatory Mandate requirements.
• Work closely with IT and Operations partners
• Work with external data vendors (i.e., Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Markit, etc) and standards organizations
• Able to execute projects Independently
• Conduct Systems Integrated Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Create Function Specification Documents (FSD), System Requirement Specification (SRS), and test plans
• Mentor and coaching lower-level analysts

Qualifications:

• Working experience of 8+ years min. as Business Analyst
• SR business analyst - lead a group of BAs - candidate will become a program lead eventually. Work with stakeholders. Steer the program. 8-15 years of experience is required. project execution - core technology BA is really what they want. Not someone who has been a BA then moved to be a PM.
• Capital markets experience, trade life cycle understanding and experience.
• Strong SQL skills. data hub, model data, need to know how data modeling works. Data modeling skills are required. 50% of the work for this role is data analysis. They need to be advanced in SQL to be considered.
• Strong background in financial reference data and capital markets
• Strong SQL knowledge required (able to query data, analyze and troubleshooting)
• Strong Data analysis and Mapping skills
• College degree, specialized training or equivalent work experience
• Data Oriented with an excellent attention to detail
• Experience/understanding of business process reengineering and business modeling concepts, systems development lifecycle
• Strong analytical skills and writing skills, to include solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications
• Must possess good communication skills with the ability to be assertive
• Ability to focus on high quality work while under pressure
• Experience utilizing various SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, Agile (JIRA etc.)
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Testing Lifecycle with SIT, UAT, and Production.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with major vendor data providers (i.e., Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Markit)
• Project lead experience
• Experience of working closely with IT Project managers and development teams
• Knowledge of MS Excel, Visio
• Experience with vendor product implementation